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1987 Boston University Terriers football team 
Summary
The 1987 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third and final season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 226 to 175.[1]
| 1987 Boston University Terriers football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Nickerson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | at Indiana State* | W 34–0 | |||||
| September 19 | New Hampshire | L 20–27 3OT | |||||
| September 26 | at No. T–4 Maine | L 19–33 | |||||
| October 3 | at Villanova* | L 7–14 | 13,400 | [2] | |||
| October 10 | Connecticut |
| W 31–7 | ||||
| October 17 | Rhode Island |
| W 16–13 | 11,552 | |||
| October 24 | at UMass | L 7–10 | 12,410 | ||||
| October 29 | No. 17 Richmond |
| L 24–33 | [3] | |||
| November 7 | The Citadel* |
| L 7–34 | 2,103 | |||
| November 14 | at Colgate* | L 0–38 | 3,500 | [4] | |||
| November 21 | at Delaware* | L 10–17 OT | |||||
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References edit
- ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Pettus can't lift BU, 14–7". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond subdues BU, clinches Yankee crown". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vega, Michael (November 15, 1987). "Gamble Pays Off for Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.